Former and current sex workers have been invited to express their views about Bill C-36, including Timea Nagy, a victim of human trafficking and founder of Walk With Me Canada Victim Services.

At one point Nagy, who supports the Tories' legislation, recounted being "raped for about an hour by three different men" at a massage parlour, CBC News reports.

The conversation later shifted to the constitutionality of the bill. Some sex workers believe Bill C-36 would limit their freedom of expression by making it illegal to communicate for the purpose of prostitution and prohibiting the advertisement of sexual services of others.

Some have suggested the bill violates section 2 (b) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which protects the fundamental freedom of "thought, belief, opinion and expression."

And seemingly out of the blue, Tory MP Robert Goguen asked Nagy if she would have felt her freedom of expression was infringed upon if police had rescued her during her horrific rape.

She didn't understand the question.

Watch the full exchange in the video below:

"You were describing a scenario where you were being raped, I believe, by three Russians," Goguen said.

"Let's suppose the police authorities would have broken in and rescued you. Would your freedom of expression have been in any way breached?"

Justice Minister Peter MacKay told the committee earlier in the day he fully expects the bill will be challenged at the Supreme Court.

"As sure as night follows day, there will be challenges when new bills are presented," he said. "So we believe that the likelihood that it will be challenged is very real."

Yet, MacKay has hinted he is open to amending the legislation.

What do you think of Goguen's remarks? Tell us in the comments.

With files from The Canadian Press

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Here are some of the key changes in the Conservatives' Bill C-36.
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In December, 2013, in a case known as Bedford, the Supreme Court of Canada threw out existing prostitution laws, saying they violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The court gave the government a year to bring in new legislation.
In particular: The high court struck down all three prostitution-related prohibitions — keeping a brothel, living on the avails of prostitution and street soliciting — as violations of the constitutional guarantee to life, liberty and security of the person.
The decision upheld a 2012 Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that said the law exposed sex workers to added danger by forcing them onto the streets. It also rejected the argument that the old law was meant to promote the values of dignity and equality.
And it found that the purpose of banning communication for the purposes of prostitution — a measure intended merely to take the practice out of public view — created an unacceptable risk to its practitioners.

There are different approaches to prostitution across the world. In some countries, such as New Zealand, it is legal and regulated under labour and public health laws. In the United States it is illegal in all but a few counties in Nevada. The so-called Nordic model, followed in Norway, Sweden and Iceland, makes buying sex illegal, while selling it is not

Selling sex was legal, but living in a bawdy house or brothel was illegal, as was living off the profits of another's prostitution and soliciting sex in public.

Selling sex remains legal, but buying it becomes a criminal offence. It will also be illegal for anyone to communicate for the purpose of prostitution and prohibits advertising the sexual services of others.

The government says the bill will protect vulnerable women and keep communities safe by allowing prostitutes to rent apartments, screen clients, hire a receptionist or security guard, and advertise their own services.

Sex workers say that because buying sex remains a criminal offence, the new law will drive prostitutes back into dark alleys and industrial zones, leaving them at risk.

"These appeals and the cross-appeal are not about whether prostitution should be legal or not. They are about whether the laws Parliament has enacted on how prostitution may be carried out pass constitutional muster. I conclude that they do not.'' — Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, writing the decision in the Bedford case.

"They are not harmful because they are illegal. They are illegal because they are harmful." — Prime Minister Stephen Harper, speaking of activities in the sex trade.

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Prostitution is legal in Germany, and brothels are registered businesses that do not require a separate license.
In the state of Bavaria, it is mandatory to use condoms.
A German prostitute's self-portrait in a brothel, 1999.

In the Netherlands, prostitution is legal, as are brothels. Because of the size of the industry, the government has attempted to scale it back in recent years, and a law has been proposed to ban women under the age of 21 from the business.
Red Light Bar in Amsterdam (Photo courtesy of Flickr/Ben Sutherland)

Thanks to the Prostitution Reform Act 2003, prostitution, owning a brothel and street solicitation are legal in New Zealand, though coercion remains illegal. The law still causes controversy today, with certain parties attempting to overturn it.
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Nevada is the only place in the United States where prostitution is legal, in the form of brothels (though prostitution outside these businesses is illegal). The brothels are located in isolated rural areas, and employees work as independent contractors, therefore not receiving any health or insurance benefits.
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In Argentina, prostitution is legal, but operating a business like a brothel based on the industry is illegal.
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Like Argentina, prostitution is legal in France, but associated industries are not. In addition, paying for sex with someone under the age of 18 is illegal.
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In Singapore, prostitution is legal, but activities like brothels and organized prostitution is not. Workers in brothels carry health cards and receive regular check-ups.
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In Japan, prostitution is technically illegal, but many have found legal loopholes that allow for certain acts -- specifically, anything outside of coitus.
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Prostitution is legal in Greece, and workers have personal licenses, as well as health cards that are checked often. Brothels, however, are not legal, and have caused many demonstrations within the country.
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